April 20, 2011

Arizona chooses state gun

By David TaintorThe Arizona House early Wednesday narrowly approved the Colt Single Action Army Revolver as the state's official gun. The bill had been rejected earlier in an all-night session, the AP reports, but it eventually won approval by a 32-25 vote.

"Anytime you see a Western movie, the revolver in John Wayne's hand is a Colt single action," Arizona state Sen. Ron Gould (R) told Reuters. "This is a historic firearm and it fits well with the story of Arizona."

But state Sen. Albert Hale (D)--former president of the Navajo Nation--said "the gun symbolized the extinction, the extermination of those Indians who were here."Comment: Well, that's kind of the point, isn't it? An official gun shows Arizona won't take any guff from the rabble-rousing brown-skins.